Comparison

StrengthLog vs Plateday

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StrengthLog

This app helps users plan and track their strength training progress with a vast exercise library and detailed analytics. It offers features for both beginners and experienced lifters, including social challenges and custom routine building. A generous free version is available, with an optional premium subscription for advanced tools.

Highlights
  • Unlimited workout logging
  • 600+ exercises with videos
  • Custom routine building
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Social challenges with friends
  • Rest timer and plate calculator
  • Body measurement tracking
Features
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THE WORLD’S MOST GENEROUS WORKOUT TRACKER StrengthLog is the workout tracker for people who take their training seriously, whether you’re just getting started or have been lifting for decades. Plan your training. Log every set. Track your progress. Follow proven training programs or build your own. Compare your strength with other lifters. Set goals, build streaks, and challenge your friends. And unlike many workout apps, StrengthLog gives you everything you need to train effectively for free. Unlimited workout logging. No ads. No trial that suddenly locks you out. 100% gains, 0% ads. BUILT FOR LIFTERS, BY LIFTERS StrengthLog has been developed together with hundreds of thousands of lifters, from beginners to competitive strength athletes. Our library contains 600+ strength, cardio, and mobility exercises with instructions and videos. You can also create your own exercises. Log as you train or plan ahead with our calendar. Follow a ready-made training program, build your own, or simply decide what to do when you get to the gym. Your training history, PRs, statistics, and Strength Levels make it easy to see where you’ve been and where you’re going. TRAIN TOGETHER Connect with friends and make your training a little more social. See when your friends train, celebrate their progress, compare PRs and Strength Levels, and create or join challenges together. Challenge each other to train more often, do more reps, or reach whatever ridiculous goal you can come up with. You choose who you connect with, and your full training log stays private. FREE FEATURES • Log unlimited workouts, forever. • Support for both kg and lbs. • 600+ exercises with instructions and videos. • Create unlimited custom exercises. • Follow popular workouts and training programs. • Build your own routines and programs with linear progression. • Plan workouts and programs in your training calendar. • Track PRs and exercise history. • Compare your strength with other lifters using Strength Levels. • Track training volume, workouts, and other statistics. • Create training goals and streaks. • Complete our monthly challenges. • Connect with friends and challenge each other. • Use our rest timer and plate calculator. • Estimate your 1RM and get suggested PR warm-ups. • Track body measurements and progress pictures. • Connect with Apple Health. GO PREMIUM StrengthLog Premium unlocks our most advanced tools while supporting the continued development of the app. Premium includes: • Build unlimited training routines and programs with double and triple progression. • Our complete library of training programs for strength, bodybuilding, powerlifting, powerbuilding, sports, and more. • Advanced statistics for your training, muscle groups, and exercises. • Muscle heat maps showing what you’ve trained over any period. • Customizable favorite graphs. • Advanced logging with RPE, Reps in Reserve, % of 1RM, and quick set stats. • More tools for analyzing and planning your training. • Unlimited goals and streaks. • Connect your account to ChatGPT or Claude using our MCP integration. Whether you want a simple workout log or enough training data to disappear down a statistical rabbit hole for an entire evening, StrengthLog has you covered. Have an idea, found a bug, or just want to tell us what you think? Contact us at app@strengthlog.com. SUBSCRIPTIONS StrengthLog Premium is an automatically renewing subscription. • Choose between 1, 3, and 12 months. • Your App Store account will be charged upon purchase and your subscription will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. APPLE HEALTH With your permission, StrengthLog can read relevant data from Apple Health and share your completed workouts with it. You control what data StrengthLog can read or write through your Apple Health permissions.

About

Plateday

Log any workout activity, from lifting weights to playing sports, and visualize your progress on a virtual barbell. Maintain your consistency streak with rest day planning and helpful 'spotters' to keep your momentum going.

Highlights
  • Log diverse workout types
  • Visualize progress on a barbell
  • Maintain workout streaks
  • Plan rest days
  • Earn milestones and badges
  • Share workout summaries
Features
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Plateday turns every workout into a plate on your barbell. Lift, run, stretch or play — log it in seconds and watch the plate slide onto your bar. Colour shows what you did. Size shows how long. Fill your bar for the week to rack it, keep your streak alive, and watch your strength climb. WHY IT WORKS • Consistency beats intensity. Research suggests new habits take around 66 days on average to feel automatic. Plateday keeps you showing up. • Rest days count. Plan them and your streak stays alive. • Missed a day? A Spotter catches the bar. LOG ANYTHING • Weights with sets, reps and last time's numbers • Run, walk, cycle, swim, HIIT, row and more • Yoga, stretching, pilates • Football, cricket, tennis, climbing, dance and more SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Personal records and estimated 1RM charts • Training days per week against your target • 57 milestones and badges to earn SHARE YOUR STREAK • Beautiful share images for your streak, workouts and badges PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Works fully offline — your training stays on your iPhone. PLATEDAY PRO (OPTIONAL) 3 Spotters, full stats history and PR charts, unlimited routines and spreadsheet export. Yearly includes a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTBdLcqwdqsIn3YI21gUkUVky9X-OhMt3E1GDG6R6E_e21o6pGJHTGmj2_4dUJ18CgXEKmAZiNS4_lT/pub Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTJYmJqcUzFKYVSx6YE7AiLLGaV06H8VrOYBZ6RHY59S7V1yCOyILvBpRcL7Zple79tsI6osO1YdsyX/pub

Screenshots

StrengthLog4 screens
Plateday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: StrengthLog at 3.7K against Plateday's 1. StrengthLog also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Plateday's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StrengthLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $16.90 per month and Plateday sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for StrengthLog against 5.0 for Plateday. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StrengthLog has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of StrengthLog's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plateday's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StrengthLog versus Plateday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrengthLogPlateday
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStyrkelabbet ABDEONDE INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

StrengthLog

All ratings3,727 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.6%

Plateday

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

StrengthLog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing workout data
  • Inability to clear/reset workout history
  • Inconsistent behavior when planning workouts for the same day

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and edit custom workout plans
  • Seamless integration with Apple Health
  • Community features like challenges and leaderboards
  • More personalized workout recommendations

Plateday

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StrengthLog

Subscriptions3
  • StrengthLog Premium - 1 month14 Days trial$16.901 Month
  • StrengthLog Premium - 3 months14 Days trial$37.903 Months
  • StrengthLog Premium - 1 year14 Days trial$109.001 Year
3 purchases

Plateday

Subscriptions2
  • Plateday Pro – Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Plateday Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plateday Pro – Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is StrengthLog free?
StrengthLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plateday free?
Plateday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StrengthLog or Plateday?
Plateday is rated higher. StrengthLog averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Plateday averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do StrengthLog or Plateday have ads?
Neither StrengthLog nor Plateday shows ads.

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